Milk bottle case



Sep t.;14, 1937. E. M. PENNOCVK ET AL MILK BOTTLE CASE Filed July 5.1934 2 Sheets-Sheet l MILK BOTTLE CASE Filed Juiy 5, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet2 Sept. 14, 1937. E. M. P4ENNOCK r AL Patented Sept. 14, 1937 515;

DIILK BOTTLE CASE Edward MpPennook, St. Paul, and--.- I.|l oyd Hale,

Minneapolis, Minn., assignorsxtocG. H. .Tene nant Company, Minneapolis,vMinrn, acorpora tion of Minnesota Application July 5, i 1934, SerialNo. 17 3304 8 Claims. (atria-'20) V This invention relates to milkbottle cases and particularly cases which are made up of a series ofwooden slats placed edge to edge and bound together at the corners byangle iron inner and outer members. A feature resides in providing asupport for the wire members which form the bottom of the bottlecompartments of the case. We provide a means of supporting the ends ofthe wires which form the bottoms of the bottle compartments whichovercomes the weakening of the lower slats of the case which was. anobjection in old styles and former constructions of milk crates.Heretofore milk bottle crates and the like have been made with thewires'which form the bottoms for the compartments of the case anchoredin'the lower wooden slat of the case, thus putting a strain on thelowerslat and weakening the same by the rods running through the slat.The holes which support the rods in the lower slat wear, and finally thewear and tear on the lower slat in supporting these rods has a tendencyto crack or break the slat and it must be replaced. We overcome this-byproviding a channel or tubular bracket bar which engages the ends of'therods which form the bottoms of the compartments and holds the rodssupported in a manner so that the weight on the rods iscarried by thechannel and'distributed to the corners of the case where the same isrein-' o forced by the inner and outerangle iron memhers.

The invention includes a reinforced supporting means for the ends of therods which form the bottoms for the bottle compartments.

' Further, our invention includes the construction of a milk bottle caseor the like where rods or similar members are used as bottom members forthebottles to rest upon, and a means for supporting the ends of theserods which will distribute the weight carried by the rods. to thecorners and to several points of the case rather than at the individualpoints where the rod ordinarily would pass through the wall of the case;

The, channel bracket bar further forms a reinforcing means across theend of the case between the corners. This makes a stronger crateconstruction as well as serving as a bracket bar for the ends of thecompartment bottom rods.

'In-the drawings forming part of; this specification:

Figure 1 illustrates a perspective of our milk case, looking at thebottom, viewing the compartment bottom forming rods and supporting f--the channel bracket bar;

ing the bracket bar construction for. supporting the ends of thecompartment bottom forming rods. Figure 3 illustrates an enlargedsectionalfperspective detail fone corner of our case; 5'

Figure'4'is an enlarged detailfofthe end of Figure 5 is a sectionaldetail, similar to Figure 2, showing azdifierent construction of thebracket 7 bar whichiin th'isforrn'.has atubularnature; 0'

Figure 6 illustrates an enlarged .perspectivedetail of the tubular.bracket bar 11'sed=in: the construction of the crate illustrated 5m.Figure 5; Figure '7' is a-sectional detail similar tmFigure 2,showingthe compartment bottom'forming 15 rods formed with z'heads onthe' end's-ithereof which are supported within the bracket channel bar.v

Our milk bottle case A is :made upcof slats or members '9 which areplaced edge toedge and are 20 adapted to be reinforced and held'togethervat the corners by: metal :outside cornermembers I'D and metalinsidecornermembers II. The corner angle members I0 an'dll are-connectedto-' gether: by rivets l2'which extendthrough the 25 wooden slatmembers. v

The case A is divided into bottle'compartments by aseries ofintersecting wires I3 which extend atright angles" to each otherand'suchas'; are

.shown'herein. I These wires l3" extend in differ- 30 ent planes and runcrosswise and longitudinally' of' the case Aland extend through thewooden" sidesof' the case. "The ends-of the rods areriv eted over on theoutside'of the slat members 9 as illustrated in Figure 1. r 3 5 theslats!) of the casefA byf'aI central rivet l6, 7

while the ends I! are flattened and are secured by the rivets l2 betweenthe surface of the 'in- 0 ner angle member I l and the tongue l8 whichis formed on theouter angle member*l0' -and*is folded over thebottomasillustratedin 'l igure' 3. Thus the rods 1 4' have" their ends4" extending through the holes I9 formed in the chamiiel bracket bar Band abutting against a slat 9 which holds the rods against longitudinalmovement. This provides a bracket for supporting the ends of the rods l4and thus distributes the Weight carried by the compartment bottomforming rods l4 along the channel B which is anchored at its ends to thecorner members I and H.

It will also be apparent that the channel bar B forms a reinforcingmeans extending across the end walls of the case A, thereby making thecase A stronger in its construction and securely supporting the ends ofthe rods l4. g The bracket bar may be formed in a tubular constructionsuch as B, illustrated in Figures 5 and 6, if it is desired. .When thebracket bar B is employed in the case A, the rods l4 extend through theholes l9 and the ends of the rods M will abut against the inner wall 20of the tubular bracket bar B. The wall 20' prevents the ends of the rodsI4 from biting into the wooden slat 9 in any longitudinal movement ofthe rods M.

We also make our crate in the form illustrated in Figure 7 with the endsof the rods l4 upset or formed with enlarged head portions 2|. The heads2| form a larger abutting end on the rods l4 so as to hold the sameagainst a certain amount of longitudinal play and also provide.

a means of preventing the rods M from biting into the bottom slat 9 ofthe milk bottle case A.

With this form and construction of milk bottle case A, we provide-astronger and more practical milk case which is adapted to provide abetter wearing construction and overcome any weakening by the supportingof the rods !4 in the slats of the case. It will be apparent that whenmilk bottles are carried in the case A and the case is subjected to hardwear and rough handling, it is extremely important that the compartmentbottom forming-rods I l be well supported so that the milk bottlescarried on the same will not have a tendency to crack or break thebottom end slats 9. This we have accomplished by our bracket channel barB and tubular bar B which not only forms a substantial means for holdingthe ends of the rods 14, but also acts as a brace bar from corner tocorner across the ends of the case A. The angle corner members Ill andll provide a strong and substantial supporting means for the ends of thebars B and B and distribute the load carried by these members into thecorners of the case.

It is apparent that the channel and tubular bracket bars may be made ofany suitable material or in any form and construction wherein theyprovide a reinforced support for the ends of the rods I4, leaving therods free from direct load supporting contact, with the lower slats 9taking the strain off of these slats. It will also be clear that thebracket bar may be varied within the scope of the following claims asmay be apparent to those skilled in the art.

We claim:

1. A milk bottle case including, walls forming the body of the case,bottle compartments formed in said case body by a series of intersectingrods, bottom rods extending across said compartments on which thebottles are adapted to rest, and channel means for supporting the endsof said rods, means for securing said channel means with the open sidethereof abutting the inner wall surface, said channel means distributingthe weight carried by said. bottom rods along said channel and to thepoints of attachment thereof with said body. 7 I

, surfaces, angle iron members for connecting said slats together at thecorners, bracket bar means extending over the inner surface of a Walland having a portion thereof spaced from and parallel to said wallsecured at the ends to said angle iron corner members, and bottomforming members carried by said bracket bar means.

4. Bottle cases and the like comprising, walls formedof wooden slats,means for connecting said slats together to reinforce the same inwardlyand outwardly at the corners, bottom forming members extending betweenthe sides of said case adjacent the bottom edge thereof, and tubularbracket means extending along the walls of said case having openings inone side thereof for supporting the ends of said bottom forming memberswhich terminate within said tubular member to distribute the loadcarried by said bottom forming members along said tubular bracket means.

5. A milk bottle case and the like including, a tubular channel bracemember, and a series of pairs of rod members having their ends termi-.hated and anchored within said tubular channel brace member to form areinforced bottom support for bottles carried by said case.

6. A milk bottle case and the like including, side walls formed ofnonmetallic slats positioned edge to edge, reinforcing corner anglemembers for connecting said slats together, longitudinally disposedpairs of rods extending across the bottom of said case to formsupporting means for the bottles carried by said case, and tubular channel bracket bars having openings therein for accommodating the ends ofsaid rods which terminate within said hollow bracket bars anchored atthe corners and between the ends thereof to the walls of said caseadapted to distribute the Weight carried by said rods to said tubularchannel bar.

7. A milk bottle case comprising, walls formed of nonmetallic slats,means for connectingand reinforcingsaid slats at the'corners to form thebody of said case, bottle compartments formed in said case, compartmentbottom forming rods straight from one end to the other extending acrossthe bottoms of the bottle compartments, channel bracket bar means havingopenings therein for accommodating the ends of said compartment bottomforming rods, and guard means for preventing the ends of said bottomforming rods from biting into the surface of said slats adjacentthereto. v

8. A brace bar means for compartment bottom'forming rods for bottlecases including, a channel member, openings formed in said chane nelmember for receiving the ends of the bottom forming rods, means foranchoring said channel member to the side of the bottle case, and guardmeans opposite said openings for the ends of said compartment bottomforming rods to overcome the end thrust wear of the bottom forming rods.

" EDWARD M. PENNOCK.

LLOYD HALE.

